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Bucephalandra Goliath
''Bucephalandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Araceae. There are 30 species of ''Bucephalandra'' which have been discovered in Borneo and have been formally described by S.Y. Wong and P.C. Boyce. Most of the species are found in Borneo. ''Bucephalandra'' are usually found growing as dense mats over stones or rocks in streams or rivers in moist tropical forest. Etymology ''Bucephalandra'' is derived from Greek words, βοῦς (''bous''; bull or cow), κεφαλή (''kephalē''; head) and ἀνήρ (''anēr''; man), referring to the shape of the single male (Stamen, staminate) flowers. Description These Rheophyte, rheophytic (very seldom facultative) herbs can be minute to rather large, about 2 cm to 60 cm tall. Their stems are creeping and rooting, with a few or many leaves. The leaves can be quite delicate or tough and their shapes can be elliptic, oblong, linear, oblanceolate or obovate. Most of the leaf surfaces are rather glos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odoardo Beccari
Odoardo Beccari (16 November 1843 – 25 October 1920) was an Italian botanist famous for his discoveries in Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia. He has been called the greatest botanist to ever study Malesia. Life Youth and education (1843–1864) Odoardo Beccari was born in Florence as the third child of Giuseppe di Luigi Beccari and the first child of Antonietta Minucci. After he lost his mother in early infancy and his father in 1849, he was brought up by a maternal uncle Minuccio Minucci. From 1853–1861, he attended the prestigious secondary school Real Collegio in Lucca. Here, one of his teachers was abbot Ignazio Mezzetti (1821–1876), a passionate collector of botanical specimens, who inspired him to pursue botany and assemble a herbarium. He later named the genus Mezzettia in his honor. In August 1861, he commenced his studies at the University of Pisa. Here he quickly captured the attention of the naturalists Giuseppe Meneghini and Pietro Savi. Very u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
